As we digest the tragic news of yet another beloved playground closing for good, I thought I’d share the story behind the Marriott parks. Excerpting from my regional park history book, Imagineering an American Dreamscape, I’m going to post the Marriott chapter in a series of three articles here on the site. Tissues will be…
VOLKANU – Quest for the Golden Idol, Now Open at Lost Island Themepark Sally Dark Rides Debuts Signature Attraction at Iowa’s New Theme Park JACKSONVILLE, FL: Sally Dark Rides, a leading creator of family ride experiences around the globe, has just opened their latest attraction VOLKANU: Quest for the Golden Idol, a dark ride experience…
The TEA Master’s Spotlight series highlights the themed entertainment industry’s most renowned and respected leaders. This time the TEA Western Division will virtually welcome Joe Falzetta–who has spent 38 years as a Principal Show Lighting Design at Walt Disney Imagineering–on Wednesday, June 29 at 4PM PT/7PM ET! Joe, who is truly a “sorcerer of light,”…
Student Showcase Project Feedback Sessions Announced The Themed Attraction Student Showcase will host three sessions to discuss the projects submitted to the Themed Attraction Student Showcase. We invite students and professionals to join us as we help encourage the next generation with industry feedback and mentoring. Judging: June 1st – June 28th, 2022 We apologize…
About this event It’s the TEA’s 30th Anniversary and what better way to celebrate than with the Founder of the TEA, Monty Lunde. Technifex, his company of 38 years, is hosting an open house and mixer to celebrate – IN PERSON! Technifex Open House Thursday, June 23, 2022. 6-9pm 25261 Rye Canyon Road, Santa Clarita,…
Immersion has been the buzzword of the themed entertainment industry for a little over a decade or so. We’re in an arms race where every new project attempts to one-up the last by increasing the ‘immersiveness’ by another factor. Bigger, more enveloping, more detailed, and especially: more real. While some of the projects this has…
Premier Parks, LLC, North America’s largest independent operator of visitor attractions and experiences, led by former Six Flags Chairman and CEO Kieran Burke, today announced the acquisition of operations of Valcartier-Calypso Group. The acquisition includes an all-inclusive four-star resort hotel with upscale spa and indoor water park, two premium outdoor water parks, a large destination campground, a unique ice hotel, and the largest winter games center in North America. These latest acquisitions increase Premier Park’s profile to fifteen properties.
IDEAS has been tapped by local developer Bahía Urbana Redevelopment, LLC to re-imagine the Port of San Juan destination experience at Bahía Urbana in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Hi, My name is Paige Billian, and here is my entry, The Gelid Sanctum. This attraction is presented as an immersive walkthrough experience with alternate reality game elements and possibilities for future expansions. GelidSanctum_Showcase Thank you!
THE HORAI A resort paradise to experience the best of each season in a single stay. Team members: Ana Curbelo | Flavia Yoshitake | Ryan Rassasombath CONCEPT The Horai is a 5-star resort where all four seasons are represented inside the resort. The rooms change overnight to each season and based on the season of the…
Hi everybody, welcome on board ! Haven’t you ever felt like you wanted to explore the stories behind some of your favorite songs ? Well I’ve felt that a couple of time, and as I’m in love with marine universes, I wanted to do something about it, because we are dreamers, right ? Dreamers who…
Design Team Jiawei Qin Tarana Pahlajani Dana Schrack Walkthrough Video Presentation Video Supporting Documentation Presentation Deck Concept Sketches